Author Archives: craftycreeky

Unknown's avatar

About craftycreeky

I live in a busy market town in Yorkshire with my husband, kids, dogs and chickens. I love trying new crafts, rediscovering old ones, gardening, walking...anything creative really I started this blog after my New Year resolution worked so well. My resolution (the first one I've ever kept!) was to post a photograph of my garden on Facebook every day. My hope was that I would then see what was good in the garden and not just weeds and work, which was my tendency. The unexpected side-effect was that I have enjoyed many more hours in the garden. I am hoping that 'The Crafty Creek' will have the same effect. Happy creating!

A Quick Stitch

Posted on November 8, 2022 by craftycreeky

Last night I put together some threads for a little piece of stitching to go in the project bag I have in my handbag. I started stitching whilst waiting for my physio appointment and finished it this evening! It’s only … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Garden, Serendipity, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Staying Home HQAL

Posted on November 6, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve made reasonable progress with my Staying Home quilt over the last three weeks. Last time I’d just started quilting some of the sashing having finally made a decision as to how to quilt that area… I was hoping I … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilt-a-long, Quilting | Tagged , | 10 Comments

Jack Frost

Posted on November 1, 2022 by craftycreeky

This morning I embroidered two bees on my crazy patchwork piece and decided it was finished! Last week when I shared this piece I still had a few areas to work on… I continued the gimp thread from the lace … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

Stitch-a-Garden SAL

Posted on October 30, 2022 by craftycreeky

Having finally finished my embroidery of our patio, I’ve just started the next page for my garden book, the top garden where the summerhouse is… There’s a few bigger features in this part of the garden, such as the summerhouse, … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books | Tagged , | 11 Comments

Jack Frost

Posted on October 29, 2022 by craftycreeky

One of my most successful purchases from the Harrogate Flower Show has been Brunnera Jack Frost, I bought it quite a number of years ago and it still looks good, It’s a hard working perennial which has sprays of tiny … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Garden, Textile Books | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

Exploding Heart Quilt

Posted on October 28, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’m trying to use my covid house arrest productively, luckily I don’t feel too ill, I’ve had worse colds, so I decided to make a concerted effort to finish the Exploding Heart quilt. This is a wedding present for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

There is no Planet B

Posted on October 27, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’m a member of Skipton Stitchers, formerly of the Embroiders Guild, every couple of years we hold an exhibition, showing the community our wide range of styles, hopefully encouraging people to take up a needle and thread and maybe joining … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Moon gazing.

Posted on October 26, 2022 by craftycreeky

We went to see the moon at Bolton Abbey on Monday, well to be precise we went to see Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon. I happened to see a photo on facebook of the moon and thought it looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Walking | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

David Austin Roses

Posted on October 20, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve just finished my embroidery of some of the David Austin roses in my garden…I have quite a few! David Austin started breeding roses back in 1961 and he managed to breed roses which both looked beautiful and had a … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Garden, Serendipity, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Exploding Hearts

Posted on October 19, 2022 by craftycreeky

Over the last two to three weeks I’ve been working on a new quilt, I should have started it ages ago, it’s a wedding present for the young couple who married in May! In my defence I only got the … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged , , | 1 Comment